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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2012, 3:02 PM CDT for Dallas County, Texas. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2012, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2012, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
County Dallas County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 43 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1985 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 15, 1:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 1:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 144 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012 .DISCUSSION... EARLY AFTERNOON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THAT A WEAK MID-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD. EARLY AFTERNOON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUED TO DEPICT AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. AREA RADARS SHOW THAT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED OVER AREAS SOUTHWEST OF THE DFW METROPLEX...WHILE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED ELSEWHERE. THROUGH TONIGHT...ONGOING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. LOCALLY CALCULATED CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS INDICATE THAT THE THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT IS CHARACTERIZED BY 2000 J/KG OF SURFACE BASED CAPE WITH 10 TO 15 KTS OF 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR. IN GENERAL THIS SUPPORTS A SINGLE TO MULTI-CELLULAR STORM MODE WITH RAPIDLY FLUCTUATING INTENSITY. MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE LOOKS TO BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH 60 MPH OR GREATER WIND GUSTS LIKELY WITH ANY COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORM CORE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BUT DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET. MOST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE ACROSS NORTH TX AFTER MIDNIGHT. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THE UPPER LOW TO OUR WEST WILL BE A BIT SLOWER TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM NORTH TX THAN THEY HAD THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THE UPPER LOW SITUATED WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA...LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAK OVER NORTH TX...BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT WILL HOLD OFF THE ONSET OF UPPER RIDGING UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. WITH A SIMILAR THERMODYNAMIC AIRMASS OVER NORTH TX THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN LIKELY DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS OF THE DAY. ADDED 30 POPS OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND MAINTAINED 20 POPS ELSEWHERE. PLACED HIGHER POPS OUT WEST AS THESE COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY BETTER LARGE SCALE FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW. FOR TUESDAY ONLY MENTIONED 20 POPS FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 35/35E CORRIDOR AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY OFF TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...IN GENERAL MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHWEST...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND SPREAD LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR SUBSIDENCE OVER NORTH TX FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WITH THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE OFF TO OUR NORTH...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR SOME AFTERNOON ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME PROBABILITIES REMAIN TO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE WORDED FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. IN GENERAL...WITHOUT RAINFALL...HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY CLIMB BACK TOWARDS THE 100 DEGREE MARK FOR NEXT WEEKEND. CAVANAUGH && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 76 94 77 96 78 / 20 20 10 20 10 WACO, TX 75 94 77 95 76 / 20 20 10 20 10 PARIS, TX 71 93 73 95 73 / 20 20 10 10 10 DENTON, TX 75 94 75 96 76 / 20 20 10 20 10 MCKINNEY, TX 73 94 74 95 74 / 20 20 10 10 10 DALLAS, TX 76 95 78 96 78 / 20 20 10 20 10 TERRELL, TX 73 93 74 95 74 / 20 20 10 10 10 CORSICANA, TX 74 93 75 94 75 / 20 20 10 10 10 TEMPLE, TX 73 94 74 95 75 / 20 20 10 20 10 MINERAL WELLS, TX 72 95 73 97 72 / 20 30 10 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 2:50 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 250 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-161215- MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE- LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 250 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. THREATS INCLUDE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS...WITH THE BEST CHANCES WEST OF INTERSTATE 35/35 EAST. LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 12:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1253 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012
TXZ131>133-151830-
HOOD TX-JOHNSON TX-SOMERVELL TX-
1253 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN HOOD COUNTY
WESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY
EASTERN SOMERVELL COUNTY
AT 1254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRANBURY...MOVING NORTH AT
10 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GLEN ROSE...GODLEY...
GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES AND CLEBURNE STATE PARK.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3255 9786 3255 9751 3226 9744 3220 9760
3221 9763 3213 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 174DEG 8KT 3233 9764Special weather statement, Jul 15, 12:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1259 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012
TXZ143-144-157-151900-
HAMILTON TX-BOSQUE TX-CORYELL TX-
1259 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BOSQUE COUNTY
CORYELL COUNTY
HAMILTON COUNTY
AT 1259 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF GATESVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COPPERAS COVE...CRANFILLS
GAP...EVANT...FORT GATES...GATESVILLE...HAMILTON...HICO AND MOTHER
NEFF STATE PARK.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3183 9818 3185 9816 3191 9821 3201 9800
3187 9790 3188 9789 3172 9752 3158 9760
3132 9742 3107 9791 3146 9818 3142 9827
3169 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 205DEG 5KT 3163 9786Special weather statement, Jul 15, 1:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Grayson | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas, Rockwall | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant, Wise | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Johnson | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Somervell | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Erath, Somervell | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 57 min |
| Jul 15, 1:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Johnson | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche, Eastland | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 3:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bell | 113 min |
| Jul 15, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 26 min |
| Jul 15, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 5:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | McLennan | 116 min |
| Jul 15, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 5:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bell | 119 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.